Ear-appliance mounting



H. G. PAPE.

EAR APPLIANCE MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1918.

1 ,395 ,864; Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

INVENTOR UNET rarer Fries.

HERMAN G. PAIPE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

EAR-APPLIANCE MOUNTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

concern: I HERMAN G. Earn, a citizen of the United tates, and residentof New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ear-Appliance Mountings,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel mounting or headband for thesuspension of a phonetic appliance, an earpiece or earpieces, oranti-acoustic appliance to the head or ear of a user, such as atelephone user, telephone or telegraph operator.

The objects of this invention are the production of a headband ormounting that is To all whom it may Be it known that .not only cheaplyconstructed, but that is also small in diameter and thickness,comfortable, durable, adjustable in length and substantially partlyuniversally pivotal.

The importance and imperative need of an article so uniquely constructedand designed with the novel features here presented, it is hoped will domuch to further the welfare and comforts of a user thereof. Its need, itis believed, requires no emphasis to anyone that is acquainted throughpractical use with the head-gears or head-bands of appliances of thisclass in use this present da In my personal investigation of the con-,ditions in the public telephone service, covering a period of overtwenty years, I have found no band of design or construction to meet theessential combined conditions here presented; on the contrary, I havefound most all of rather cumbersome construction and design, extremelyburdensome, uncomfortable, tiring, fatiguing and aching in their use.Thus, in the cases of telephone switchboard operators, who presentlyfrequently faint from overfatigue and nervous strain during the busyhours of the day when the service is at its height, it

is believed, that this simple invention will do much to improve theserviceresults to the public.

To the accomplishments of the objects set forth, my invention resides inthat construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and succinctly defined in theappended claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my invention asadapted for use of two earpieces. They are here designed 1 and 3. InFig. 2, a is an enlarged side view of the pivotal joint as used for theearplece 3 b is a front View, and 0 is a bottomview. Fig. 3 and Fig. 4are plan views of the headband or mounting member portion that sitsdirectly on top of a users head, with the gripping mem bers 8' and 10omitted.

Like letters and numerals indicate 'cor-' responding parts throughoutthe views. 1 111611031568 an earpiece of rather deep design, that ismounted to one end of the headband in a horizontally pivotal manner by alarge U-shaped member 4:, whose legs, spreading oneto each side of theearpiece, are each provided with a fixed rivet 5 that seats loosely intoa drill hole in the casing of the earpiece provided for the purpose toeffect a transverse pivotal joint. 6 is a right angle part of'flatmetal, that is pivotally riveted to the base of the large U-shapedmember 4 by a rivet 7, so as to permit substantially horizontal turningor moving.

2 constitutes part of the top portion of the band or mounting memberthat sits directly on top of a users head; It is pivotally riveted atone end to the right angle 6 by the rivet 9. The opposite end of part 2is provided with a loosely gripping member 8 that grips a secondheadband member 2 carrying a loosely gripping member 10 for the band 2.This arrangement permits of lengthwiseadjustment of thetwo band mem bers2 and 2 in a well acquainted manner.

Band member 2 terminates at its earpiece end into the right angle 10, towhich is pivotally riveted from the underside, the base portion of asmall U-shaped member 11 of flat material by'the rivet 12 to facilitatesubstantially horizontal pivoting or swinging. Then, to facilitatetransverse pivoting, the respective legs 13 and 13 are-pivotally rivetedby the rivet 14 to the legs 15 and 15' of a second U-shaped member,whose base 16 is riveted by the rivet 17 to a very shallow type ofearpiece 8, here presented in the form of a noise or exterior soundexcluding device. p

a All of the flat parts of my mounting memher or headband are made up ofa comparatively narrow, even in width and thin gage of metal, that isfor parts 2 and 2 preferably of a flat rolled round rod or wire stock.

A very light and smooth finished mounting Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

directly on top of the users head. The tension of the band being thusincreasingly less toward the ends.

To give the band its customary or. de-' sired curved shape, which isgenerally performed by either a separate rolling or drawing process, theembosture of the band is here made use of to create this desiredcurvature and is produced outward for this purpose. Thus the costs ofone entire operation is here practically omitted in the manufacture ofthe band.

When used in connection with but one ear appliance, this band is usedsingly as per illustration in either Fig. 3 or Fig. 4 and presents thena further distinct advantage in points of comfort and convenience overthe relatively wide bands in present use, or the double type of band asshown for instance in my Patent #864,858 when the -manner of the usershair dress is taken into consideration.

It will be apparent, that a woman, having her massive hain coiled andaflixed with many hair pins to the top of her head, may use my narrowand thin band with ease and comfort without regard to her hair or themany hair pins therein. She may slip this band in under the coil of herhair and between the many hair pins and may then, have it resting easyand comfortably flat on her head, the same as one would use it that hasshort hair. Thus'it need never be bent out of its normal shape,

The far reaching benefits derived through the use of my embossed bandover that of plain bands will be quite apparent when the followingschedule is considered; its points of interest therewith includingappearance, comfort, etc.: 7

As far as applicant is aware, head receivers found in use throughout thepublic telephone service at this present day are largely suspended byvery cumbersome looking and by no means comfortable feeling to perhapsthe majority, curved and tempered steel spring headbands.

The reason why this band is most uncomfortable to the majority is plain,when its construction and make-up are fully considered. The width of itssteel spring is about l plus; the thickness thereof, about .025. Aleather covering puts a finish to it,

' stiffensit', increases its thickness to about plus and its width toabout 1: plus. A most diliieult construction and design to get anycapable of folding one into the other. The

width of this band is =3; its thickness is about .020 to .025 of eachspring, or .040 to .050 total; its weight about 2 02., and its outerfinish that of nickel.

Either. of the foregoing headbands described 'may be readily replacedwith a single embossed spring band ofmy invention, of about 9 toin-width; .020 to .025" in thickness, and weighing but only 1 oz. orless. i

The gradual or evenly increasing manner of my embossment of the band,whereby the tension is gradually decreased toward the ends, or, thegradual decreasing in width perforation illustrated, provide a live gripping or close to the head alining tension not possible by these otherdesigns. Thus I find forinstance, that my band will adjust itself betterand more readily to the shape of the users head, and may be worn with agood deal more comfort, holding the receiver even securely to the headwith the operator in aninclined position.

This latter poise, frequently being the cause of the receiver slid ingor falling off, with the use of'any one of the other two headbandsmentioned; except the latter, when its springs are spread.

Fig. 4: shows a modification of the method of producing this gradualincreasing and decreasing stiffness in the upper part of the mounting byway of a slot or slots 18' and 19, each of gradually increasing diametertoward the end or ends of the mounting.

The band tension principle as introduced byme in'Fig. 3 is preferred atthis time, for the following reasons:

1st. The embossing method raises no burs that require carefulfinishingoff, so as not 7 to catch into the hair of the user and saves3rd. Th eupkeep costs of the embossing tools are believed to be less tothose for per forating. I

filth. The embossing operation maybe utilizedto perform also the curvingoperation.

5th. It will always'fit perfectlyand may be used with matchless comfortby different persons without the constant bending or reshaping. of theband.

6th. Ingits use in single manner, the hair dress mayalso be fullydisregarded, because it may be slipped into or in under the hair like ahair pin. 0

It is thought that from the references and foregoing description theconstruction of my device and its usefulness will be quite fullycomprehended; but, while the present formation need not be strictlyadhered to for effecting the fundamental results, or for producing thefundamental or ground principles of the invention, I wish it to beunderstood, that such changes, modifications and variations of theillustrated structure as may come fairly within the scope of theprinciples disclosed have been comprehended in the protection prayedfor.

What I claim is 1. A relatively thin and curved metallic earpiecemounting or headband of substantially even thickness and relativelynarrow gage, a gradual increasing in depth and width embossment, saidembossment providing curvature and an increased stiffness to said band,said increased stiffness being toward the middle section thereof whichsits on top of a users head, a U-shaped member having its base portionpivotally fastened to the mounting, a second U-shaped member with itslegs pivotally arranged to the legs of the first U-shaped member. 2. Arelatively thin and curved metallic earpiece mounting or headband, saidmounting being provided with an embossment which decreases graduallytoward the ends of the mounting, said embossment producing the curvatureof said mounting and an increased stiffness therein toward the middlesection thereof which sits on top of a users head.

3. For a head suspended appliance, a means of longitudinally adjustablesuspension comprising a band, a U-shaped member having its base portionpivotally fastened to the band, a second U-shaped member pivotallyarranged with its legs to the legs of the first U-shaped member, thebase of said second U-shaped member being fastened to said appliance.

1. A relatively thin and curved metallic ear appliance mounting orheadband, said headband being of substantially even width throughout andhaving an embossment that increases toward the middle section thereofwhich sits on top of the users head, a double knuckle joint comprisingtwo U- shaped members, the base of one of said U- shaped members beingpivotally connected with the mounting, and the legs of both of saidU-shaped members being pivotally con nected to each other.

5. A head mounting for the suspension of one deep and one shallowappliance comprising a band, said mounting terminating in a double jointat each end of the hand, one of said double joints comprising a large U-shaped member, and the other double joint comprising two small U-shapedmembers.

6. A head mounting for the suspension of a plurality of ear appliancescomprising an oblong metal spring member, said metal spring memberterminating in a double joint at each end, one of said double joints comprising a large U-shaped member, and the other double oint comprisingtwo small U- shaped members, the base of the large U- shaped member andthe base of one of the small U-shaped members being each pivotallyvconnected to the metal spring member.

7 A head mounting for the suspension of an ear appliance comprising anoblong metal spring member, said spring member terminating in a doublejoint, said comprising two U-shaped members, the base of one of saidU-shaped members being pivotally connected with said spring member andthe legs of both of said U-shaped members being pivotally connected witheach other.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this22nd day of August, A. D. 1918.

HERMAN Gr. PAPE.

Witnesses:

IDA B. PAPE, IDA D. PAPE.

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